Tasracing will increase code funding by nine per cent or $2.846 million. The increase – agreed to by the Tasracing Board at its most recent meeting – is on top of the 4.38 per cent increase announced in January this year. Tasracing CEO Paul Eriksson said the decision to further increase code funding follows continued…
Category: Greyhound News
Tasmanian race dates for 2022/23 released
Thursday 30 June 2022The 2022/23 racing season will feature 70 thoroughbred meetings, 90 harness meetings and 162 greyhound meetings, Tasracing has announced. Of the 70 thoroughbred meetings scheduled in Tasmania, there are seven meetings on King Island between December and January. After the outstanding success of the two Friday night meetings at Launceston last season, the Tasmanian Turf…
2022-23 Greyhound Race Dates
Thursday 30 June 2022Due to the exit of DAPS there is a lot of change from the dates allocated in 2021/22 for the greyhound code. Feature events with stake money over $5000 including the Devonport Chase have been relocated to Hobart. Named as The Chase until relocation back to the Coast, this will be run as a feature…
DISTANCE RACES – MINIMUM FIELD SIZE TRIAL
Friday 17 June 2022Following a recommendation from the Greyhound Reference Group, Tasracing and the Office of Racing Integrity have agreed to a policy change to the minimum field size for distance racing for a trial period of two months. Currently the Minimum Nomination policy states that there must be a minimum of 6 eligible first preference nominations for…
TASMANIAN GREYHOUND RULES OF RACING UPDATE
Wednesday 20 April 2022With the new rules coming into effect on 1 May, 2022, we invite participants who wish to seek clarification on the implementation of any of the rules to provide Tasracing with a written submission on your query so that we can provide a response. The draft rules were distributed for review by participants in December…
Tasmanian Greyhound Rules of Racing – Correction
Thursday 14 April 2022Please be advised that Local Rule 75E.9 has been amended due to a typographical error to now read as follows: A registered person or official, when undertaking or purporting to undertake a licensed activity or official duties at a meeting or trial session conducted at a registered track or registered greyhound trial track shall not…